Revised Literal Translation

Acts 21:1-29

1τὴνtēnG3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,that afterὩςHōsG5613weG1473were gottenἀποσπασθένταςapospasthentasG645fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,and had launchedἀναχθῆναιanachthēnaiG321,we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064with a straight courseεὐθυδρομήσαντεςeuthudromēsantesG2113untoεἰςeisG1519CoosΚῶ, τῇKō tēaG3588 G2972,andδὲdeG1161theG1836dayfollowingG1836untoεἰςeisG1519Rhodesτὴν Ῥόδον,tēn RhodonG3588 G4499,and from thenceG2547untoεἰςeisG1519PataraΠάταρα.PataraG3959:

2AndκαὶkaiG2532findingεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147a shipπλοῖονploionG4143sailing overδιαπερῶνdiaperōnG1276untoεἰςeisG1519PheniciaΦοινίκηνPhoinikēnG5403,we went aboardἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910,and set forthἀνήχθημεν.anēchthēmenG321.

3NowδὲdeG1161when we had discoveredἀναφάναντεςanaphanantesG398Cyprusτὴν Κύπρονtēn KupronG3588 G2954,weκαὶkaiG2532leftκαταλιπόντεςkatalipontesG2641itαὐτὴνautēnG846on the left handεὐώνυμονeuōnumonG2176,and sailedἐπλέομενepleomenG4126intoεἰςeisG1519SyriaΣυρίανSurianG4947,andκαὶkaiG2532landedG2609atεἰςeisG1519TyreΤύρον·TuronG5184:forγὰρgarG1063thereἐκεῖσεekeiseG1566the shipτὸ πλοῖονto ploionG3588 G4143wasἦνēnG1510to unladeἀποφορτιζόμενονapophortizomenonG670her burdenτὸν γόμον.¶ton gomonG3588 G1117.

4AndG2532findingἈνευρόντεςAneurontesG429disciplesτοὺς μαθητὰςtous mathētasG3588 G3101,we tarriedἐπεμείναμενepemeinamenG1961thereαὐτοῦautouG847sevenἑπτά,heptaG2033daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250:whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588 G3972throughδιὰdiaG1223the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151,that he shouldG305notμὴmēG3361go upG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2419.

5AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753weG1473hadἐγένετοegenetoG1096accomplishedἐξαρτίσαιexartisaiG1822those daysτὰς ἡμέρας,tas hēmerasG3588 G2250,we departedἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and went our wayἐπορευόμεθαeporeuomethaG4198;and they allπάντωνpantōnG3956broughtG4311usG1473on our wayG4311,withσὺνsunG4862wivesγυναιξὶνgunaixinG1135andκαὶkaiG2532childrenτέκνοιςteknoisG5043,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193we wereout ofἔξωexōG1854the cityτῆς πόλεως,tēs poleōsG3588 G4172:andκαὶkaiG2532we kneeledθέντεςthentesG5087downτὰ γόναταta gonataG3588 G1119onἐπὶepiG1909the shoreτὸν αἰγιαλὸνton aigialonG3588 G123,and prayedπροσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoiG4336.

6τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532when we had taken our leaveἀπησπασάμεθαapēspasamethaG782one of anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,we tookG1910εἰςeisG1519shipπλοῖον, τὰploion taG3588 G4143;andδὲdeG1161theyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290εἰςeisG1519home againἴδια.idiaG2398.

7AndδὲdeG1161when weG1473had finishedδιανύσαντεςdianusantesG1274ourcourseτὸν πλοῦνton plounG3588 G4144fromἀπὸapoG575TyreΤύρουTurouG5184,we cameκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658toεἰςeisG1519PtolemaisΠτολεμαΐδα,PtolemaidaG4424,andκαὶkaiG2532salutedἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoiG782the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80,and abodeἐμείναμενemeinamenG3306withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846oneμίανmianG1520dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

8AndδὲdeG1161the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG3588 G1887daywe that wereG3588ofG4012Paul’s companyG3588 G3972departedἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831,and cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064untoεἰςeisG1519CæsareaΚαισάρειαν,KaisareianG2542:andκαὶkaiG2532we enteredεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the houseοἶκονoikonG3588 G3624of PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376the evangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦeuangelistouG3588 G2099,which wasὄντοςontosG3588 G1510oneofἐκekG1537the sevenἑπτὰheptaG3588 G2033;and abodeἐμείναμενemeinamenG3306withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

9AndδὲdeG1161the same manτούτῳtoutōG3778hadἦσανēsanG1510fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064daughtersθυγατέρεςthugateresG2364,virginsπαρθένοιparthenoiG3933,which did prophesyπροφητεύουσαι.¶prophēteuousaiG4395.

10AndδὲdeG1161as weG1473tarriedἘπιμενόντωνEpimenontōnG1961theremanyG4119daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,there came downκατῆλθένkatēlthenG2718fromἀπὸapoG575Judæaτῆς Ἰουδαίαςtēs IoudaiasG3588 G2449a certainτιςtisG5100prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AgabusἍγαβος,HagabosG13.

11τὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532when he was comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314usG1473,καὶkaiG2532he tookἄραςarasG142Paul’sΠαύλου, τοὺςPaulou tousG3588 G3972girdleζώνην τὰςzōnēn tasG3588 G2223,andG5037boundG1210his ownG846handsχεῖρας τὸcheiras toG3588 G5495andκαὶkaiG2532feetπόδας τὸpodas toG3588 G4228,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004,ThusτάδεtadeG3592saithG3004the Holyἅγιον·hagionG40Ghostπνεῦμα τὸνpneuma tonG3588 G4151,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallG1210the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453atἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419bindG1210the manἄνδρα ἡandra hēG3588 G435thatοὗhouG3739ownethἐστινestinG1510thisαὕτη,hautēG3778girdleζώνη οἱzōnē hoiG3588 G2223,andκαὶkaiG2532shall deliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860himintoεἰςeisG1519the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of the Gentilesἐθνῶν.ethnōnG1484.

12οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613we heardἠκούσαμενēkousamenG191these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,bothτεteG5037weG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532theyτοῦtouG3588of that placeἐντόπιοιentopioiG1786,besoughtπαρεκαλοῦμενparekaloumenG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846notμὴmēG3361toεἰςeisG1519go upἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

13ThenG1161Paulὁ Παῦλος·ho PaulosG3588 G3972answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611,WhatτίtiG5101mean yeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160to weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799andκαὶkaiG2532to breakσυνθρύπτοντέςsunthruptontesG4919mineG1473heartτὴν καρδίαν;tēn kardianG3588 G2588?forγὰρgarG1063IG1473amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093notοὐouG3756to be boundδεθῆναιdethēnaiG1210onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599atεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419forὑπὲρhuperG5228the nameτοῦ ὀνόματοςtou onomatosG3588 G3686of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

14And whenδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846wouldG3982notμὴmēG3361be persuadedG3982,we ceasedἡσυχάσαμενhēsuchasamenG2270,sayingG3004,The willτοῦ θέλημαtou thelēmaG3588 G2307of the Lordκυρίου τὸkuriou toG3588 G2962be doneγινέσθω.¶ginesthōG1096.

15AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326thoseταύταςtautasG3778daysτὰς ἡμέραςtas hēmerasG3588 G2250we took up our carriagesἐπισκευασάμενοιepiskeuasamenoiG643,and went upἀνεβαίνομενanebainomenG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2419.

16ThereδὲdeG1161wentσυνῆλθονsunēlthonG4905withσὺνsunG4862usG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532certainof the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588 G3101ofἀπὸapoG575CæsareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,and brought with themἄγοντεςagontesG71oneτινιtiniG5100MnasonΜνάσωνίMnasōniG3416of CyprusΚυπρίῳ,KupriōG2953,an oldἀρχαίῳarchaiōG744discipleμαθητῇ.¶mathētēaG3101,withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844whomᾧhōG3739we should lodgeξενισθῶμεν,xenisthōmenG3579.

17AndδὲdeG1161when weG1473were comeΓενομένωνGenomenōnG1096toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,the brethrenοἱ ἀδελφοί.hoi adelphoiG3588 G80receivedG1209usG1473gladlyἀσμένωςasmenōsG780.

18τῇtēaG3588AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588dayfollowingἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966PaulΠαῦλος οἱPaulos hoiG3588 G3972went inεἰσῄειeisēeiG1524withσὺνsunG4862usG1473untoπρὸςprosG4314JamesἸάκωβον,IakōbonG2385;andτεteG5037allπάντεςpantesG3956the eldersπρεσβύτεροι.presbuteroiG4245were presentπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had salutedἀσπασάμενοςaspasamenosG782themαὐτοὺςautousG846,he declaredἐξηγεῖτοexēgeitoG1834καθ᾽kath᾽G2596ἓνhenG1520particularlyἕκαστονhekastonG1538what thingsὧνhōnG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316had wroughtἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588 G1484byδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846ministryτῆς διακονίαςtēs diakoniasG3588 G1248.

20G3588AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it,they glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392the LordG3588 G2962,andτεteG5037saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Thou seestθεωρεῖςtheōreisG2334,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,how manyπόσαιposaiG4214thousandsμυριάδεςmuriadesG3461of JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453there areεἰσὶνeisinG1510whichG3588believeπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100;andκαὶkaiG2532they areὑπάρχουσιν.huparchousinG5225allπάντεςpantesG3956zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207of the lawνόμουnomouG3588 G3551:

21AndδὲdeG1161they are informedκατηχήθησανkatēchēthēsanG2727ofπερὶperiG4012theeσοῦsouG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754thou teachestδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321allπάνταςpantasG3956the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453whichτοὺςtousG3588are amongκατὰkataG2596the Gentilesτὰ ἔθνηta ethnēG3588 G1484to forsakeἀποστασίανapostasianG646ἀπὸapoG575MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,saying thatλέγωνlegōnG3004theyαὐτοὺςautousG846oughtG4059notμὴmēG3361to circumciseπεριτέμνεινperitemneinG4059theirchildrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366to walk afterπεριπατεῖν.peripateinG4043the customsτοῖς ἔθεσινtois ethesinG3588 G1485.

22WhatτίtiG5101is itἐστιν;estinG1510thereforeοὖνounG3767?the multitudeG4128mustG1163needsπάντωςpantōsG3843come togetherG4905:forG1063they will hearἀκούσονταιakousontaiG191thatὅτιhotiG3754thou art comeἐλήλυθας.elēluthasG2064.

23DoποίησονpoiēsonG4160thereforeοὖνounG3767thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778thatwe sayλέγομεν·legomenG3004to theeσοιsoiG4771:WeG1473haveεἰσὶνeisinG1510fourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064menἄνδρεςandresG435whichὅhoG3739haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192a vowεὐχὴνeuchēnG2171onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909themἑαυτῶν·he'autōnG1438;

24ThemτούτουςtoutousG3778takeπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880,and purify thyselfἁγνίσθητιhagnisthētiG48withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532be at chargesδαπάνησονdapanēsonG1159withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,thatἵναinaG2443they may shaveξυρήσονταιxurēsontaiG3587theirheadsτὴν κεφαλήν,tēn kephalēnG3588 G2776:andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956may knowγνώσονταιgnōsontaiG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754those thingsὧνhōnG3739,whereof they were informedκατήχηνταιkatēchēntaiG2727concerningπερὶperiG4012theeσοῦsouG4771,areἐστιν,estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butἀλλὰallaG235thatthou thyselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532walkest orderlyστοιχεῖςstoicheisG4748,and keepestφυλάσσωνphulassōnG5442the lawτὸν νόμον.ton nomonG3588 G3551.

25G3588AsδὲdeG1161touchingπερὶperiG4012the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484whichG3588believeπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100,weG1473have writtenἐπεστείλαμενepesteilamenG1989andconcluded thatκρίναντεςkrinantesG2919theyG846observeG5083noG3367such thingG5108,saveG1487only thatG3361they keepφυλάσσεσθαιphulassesthaiG5442themselvesG846fromτεteG5037things offeredto idolsεἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothutonG1494,andκαὶkaiG2532from bloodαἷμαhaimaG3588 G129,andκαὶkaiG2532from strangledπνικτὸνpniktonG4156,andκαὶkaiG2532from fornicationπορνείαν.¶porneianG4202.

26ὁhoG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119PaulΠαῦλος τοὺςPaulos tousG3588 G3972tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880the menἄνδρας τῇandras tēaG3588 G435,and the nextἐχομένῃechomenēG2192dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250purifying himselfἁγνισθεὶςhagnistheisG48withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖςautoisG846enteredεἰσῄειeisēeiG1524intoεἰςeisG1519the templeτὸ ἱερὸνto hi'eronG3588 G2411,to signifyδιαγγέλλωνdiangellōnG1229the accomplishmentτὴν ἐκπλήρωσινtēn ekplērōsinG3588 G1604of the daysτῶν ἡμερῶνtōn hēmerōnG3588 G2250of purificationτοῦ ἁγνισμοῦ,tou hagnismouG3588 G49,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193thatοὗhouG3739an offering should beπροσηνέχθηprosēnechthēG4374offeredἡ προσφορά.hē prosphoraG3588 G4376forὑπὲρhuperG5228everyἑκάστουhekastouG1538oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

27αἱhaiG3588AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were almostἔμελλονemellonG3195endedσυντελεῖσθαι,sunteleisthaiG4931,the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453which wereοἱhoiG3588ofἀπὸapoG575Asiaτῆς Ἀσίαςtēs AsiasG3588 G773,when they sawθεασάμενοιtheasamenoiG2300himαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ἱερῷtō hi'erōG3588 G2411,stirred upσυνέχεονsunecheonG4797allπάνταpantaG3956the peopleτὸν ὄχλονton ochlonG3588 G3793,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsτὰς χεῖραςtas cheirasG3588 G5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτὸνautonG846,

28ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588Crying outκράζοντες·krazontesG2896,MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,helpβοηθεῖτε.boētheiteG997:ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the manἄνθρωπος τοῦanthrōpos touG3588 G444,that teachethδιδάσκων,didaskōnG1321allπάνταςpantasG3956menevery whereG3837againstκατὰkataG2596the peopleλαοῦ τοῦlaou touG3588 G2992,andκαὶkaiG2532the lawνόμου τοῦnomou touG3588 G3551,andκαὶkaiG2532thisτούτουtoutouG3778placeτόπου τὸtopou toG3588 G5117:andτεteG5037furtherἔτιetiG2089broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672alsoκαὶkaiG2532intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸν τὸνhi'eron tonG3588 G2411,andκαὶkaiG2532hath pollutedκεκοίνωκενkekoinōkenG2840thisτοῦτον.toutonG3778holyἅγιονhagionG40placeτόπονtoponG5117.

29(τὸνtonG3588ForγὰρgarG1063they hadἦσανēsanG1510seen beforeπροεωρακότεςproeōrakotesG4308withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ,autōG846inἐνenG1722the cityτῇ πόλειtēa poleiG3588 G4172TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161an EphesianἘφέσιονEphesionG2180,whomὃνhonG3739they supposedἐνόμιζονenomizonG3543thatὅτιhotiG3754Paulτὸ Παῦλος.to PaulosG3588 G3972had broughtεἰσήγαγενeisēgagenG1521intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸν ὁhi'eron hoG3588 G2411.)

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